Jim Laker
James Charles Laker
Born: 9 February 1922, Frizinghall, Bradford, Yorkshire
Died: 23 April 1986, Putney, London
Major Teams: Surrey, Auckland, Essex, England.
Known As: Jim Laker
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Test Debut: England v West Indies at Bridgetown, 1st Test, 1947/48
Last Test: England v Australia at Melbourne, 5th Test, 1958/59
New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year 1952
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1952
Most wickets in a match (19), test or 1st class, vs Australia in
1956. He took 9-37 in the first innings, then 10-53 (in 51.2
overs) in the second. The first innings included a spell of 8
wickets for 7 runs in 22 balls. This was one of four occasions
when a bowler dismissed all 11 opposition batsmen in the course
of a match.
Ten wickets in an innings twice in 1956 (both times against the
Australians), including first instance of all ten in a test.
Returned the analysis of 14-12-2-8 for England vs the Rest,
1950.
Performed the hat trick four times.
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 46 63 15 676 63 14.08 0 2 12 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 12027 674 4101 193 21.24 10-53 9 3 62.3 2.04
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1946 - 1964/65)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 450 548 108 7304 113 16.60 2 18 270 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 101974 35791 1944 18.41 10-53 127 32 - 0.00
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Jim Laker's best known feat was the unequalled total of nineteen
wickets in a match, in 1956 against Australia at Old Trafford,
an accomplishment that demonstrated his dominance on a turning
pitch. He was a fine exponent of the art of off spin bowling,
varying pace, line and flight, and was quite capable of
troubling batsmen on a wicket that offered little help. He was a
reasonable batsman who did not sell his wicket cheaply, but
never made many runs. He failed to find a regular place in the
England team until 1956, after playing with little success
against the 1948 Australians but took 63 wickets in 7 matches
against the 1956 tourists. A Yorkshireman who played for Surrey,
he later had a succesful career as a TV commentator.
(Dave Liverman, Jan 1998)
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 13:48:20 GMT
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